page_title: Kushtia District
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Kushtia District / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Kushtia Court Railway Stationবাংলা: কুষ্টিয়া কোর্ট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন ভবন।
context_page_description: Kushtia is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia District under Bengal Province of British India. Kushtia was the ancestral land of many famous people including Rabindranath Tagore, Lalon Fakir, Mir Mosharraf Hossain etc.
context_section_description: Historically, the region had fertile soil but during the British rule, Indigo used to be cultivated in the region, that's why now the region has poor soil. There is a large industry surrounding Jute. Which is where the name Kushtia comes from since the local name for Jute is Kushti (Bengali: কুষ্টি Pronunciation: Kuṣṭi). There are also numerous rice mills in the area.
  The economy of Kushtia is mainly dependent on both agriculture and industries.
caption: Railway station Kushtia Court
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